another advantage of the warrior or C172, is that once you have
your ticket, you are already flying an aircraft that is a lot
more capable than a C152; these are neat cross country aircraft

Absolutely. I trained in a Cherokee 140, transitioned seamlessly to renting
Warriors after I got my ticket, and made the Warrior the first plane I
bought.

If my kids didn't get so danged big, I'd STILL be flying that Warrior. It's
a great plane -- just a bit underpowered if you have to fly with four real
people all the time.

Your local geography can play a part in this process too. Here in
Arizona, one must be very aware of density altitude issues.

Well, since Skylune is a New Yorker, I don't think he'll have to worry too
much about density altitude.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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